Ambadas Devram Chavan vs State Of Maharashtra

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2024 Supreme(Bom) 90

M. S. KARNIK
Ambadas Devram Chavan – Appellant
Versus
State Of Maharashtra – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Pawan Mali.
For the Respondent: Mr. A. R. Patil.

JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned APP for the State. Perused the paper-book and notes of evidence.

2. This is an appeal filed by the appellant-accused No.2. The accused No.2 was convicted by the Special Judge (Anti- Corruption) Pune for an offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereafter “P.C. Act”, for short) and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months and pay fine of Rs.3,000/-, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for one month. Along with the accused No.1, the appellant was also convicted for an offence punishable under Sections 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the P.C. Act and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and pay fine of Rs.5,000/, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for three months.

3. PW-1 – Pramod Roopchand Solanki is the complainant. The appellant-accused No.2 was working as a Senior Clerk in Food Distribution Office. PW-1 filed the complaint at Exhibit- 11. Santoshi Roopchand Solanki is the real sister of PW-1. She is having a fair price shop in her name. Once during the investigation, as a result of some alleged irregularities her lice